Thursday, January 26, 2017

Is there life after......................Life after being a Coach at Juab High School!

If you ever attended Juab High School in Nephi, Utah, the main question all students ponder.....can we beat North Sanpete and take State this year? But what about the Coaches....their questions may be... will they have a life after being a coach. In 1959 and 1960 the basketball coach was a local guy named Marcus Garrett and he led the School to two consecutive State Championships in Basketball, and it was thought nobody could live up to those high expectations. So just for fun, I did a seek, find and chat with former basketball coach Kelvin Clayton, and yes, at age 81, he is very much alive and kicking, living in Orem. After his time at Juab he went on to the Illinois Education system; back to Utah with Ogden, then the Utah office of Education. Like all good teachers, he received the "Golden Apple Award". He served for 8 years on the Orem City Council and holds the record for getting the most votes without really trying. But dang it to heck, I wished he would have told me he had been an LDS Bishop before I used those curse words. Although Juab folks think highly of football and basketball, he wanted to point out he led Juab to two consecutive Tennis State Championships and remembered the names of the kids on the teams. Needless to say Kelvin Clayton did well in life, and still likes to keep physically active with hunting, fishing, hiking and biking, and staying in touch with Jimmie Ockey, a life long friend.



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